McLaren releases "stunning" F1 concept car

McLaren has released its vision for the future of Formula One by designing a concept car featuring futuristic technology.

Although the design is only a marketing exercise, the MP4-X features real technologies McLaren believes could be put to use in the future. Much like the Ferrari concept car released earlier this year, it also offers a glimpse of what the Formula One's future might look like.

The MP4-X features energy recovery systems along the same lines as the ones in use today in F1, but McLaren says it would have "new approach to the internal combustion engine" and "thin batteries" that form a part of the crash structure. It would also feature solar panels built into the bodywork that would contribute to the car's power ... although not at night races.



From a safety perspective, the car features a canopy over the cockpit, an idea that has gathered momentum following the death of Justin Wilson in IndyCar earlier this year.

"I was one of many drivers who said, 'This is open-cockpit racing, it should stay as open-cockpit racing,' but I think we've had enough now," McLaren driver Jenson Button said. "We've got to get a canopy on the car of some sort, because we can't have these sorts of accidents happening as much as they have over the last few years. It's not the 1970s any more, we should know better. Canopies probably are the way to go, but obviously that takes time."

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Glad they had so much free time to do this rather than working on the bigger issue this year *facepalm*

ferrariman Wrote:
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> Glad they had so much free time to do this rather
> than working on the bigger issue this year
> *facepalm*


LOL

The concept looks nice, excepted for the closed cockpit that I find dangerous!

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